ACROSS COUNTRY

Leaving Lincoln behind, we head northwest for a short while, to the remote(ish) Pyewipe Inn, alongside the Fossdyke Navigation.

Now, it's across country to the village of Nettleham, where Appleby's of Conisholme once had a small yard/outstation.

Nettleham is a plesant commuter village and in the middle is the Plough, a Bateman's house.

Two more pubs in Nettleham, both still in business. The Black Horse is a free house, while the White Hart is another in the Bateman's stable.

Our next stop is Wragby, on the long closed Bardney (near Lincoln) to Louth railway line. Wragby station was owned by the Great Northern Railway.

Wragby's main pub was once the Turnor Arms, seen here on an old postcard and below that, in 2000, when owned by Tom Wood's Brewery. Today, it's more of an Indian restaurant.

Now we're in the Lincolnshire Wolds and what remains of the railway station at Donington on Bain.

Soon we reach the town of Louth, where the railway station was buit by the GNR.

Louth station passed to the LNER and a J39 is seen in company with a 4-4-0 on passenger services.

Louth's passenger trains ceased in 1970, though some freight traffic lingered on. By 1985, the station was derelict.

The station building was later restored and turned into flats.

In the next post we'll take a close look at Louth, but in the meantime, don't forget to follow our journey here.